The Vermont State Dental Society and the University of Detroit Mercy are opening a dental oral health education center in 2027.
The clinic would bring dental students from UDM to Vermont for their final years of training to strengthen the provider pipeline and expand access to dental care in the state, according to a Sept. 20 news release.
Through the partnership, students will have two years of foundational and preclinical education at the UDM School of Dentistry Campus, followed by two years of clinical and didactic education at the new center in Colchester, Vt.
The UDM-Vermont program will start in fall 2025 and offer a DDS dental education program, which was recently accredited by the Commission of Dental Accreditation.
U.S. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch are attempting to secure $4.6 million in federal funding for the project, the release said.